Biography

Coleman Hawkins – Rainbow Mist
Delmark DD 459 [Apollo Series]
Compact Disc
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Hawkins was out to top himself on the tune that had become so identified with him, Body and Soul. Thus Rainbow Mist came into being. Both are masterpieces. His sound alone–fuller than in 1939–is a thing of beauty… Rainbow Mist‘s “Woody’n You” is the main reason why this recording is considered the first bebop–a strong whiff of something new in the air.

1 Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra- Rainbow Mist 2:59
2 Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra- Woody 'n You 3:02
3 Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra– Bu Dee Daht 3:14
4 Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra– Disorder At The Border 2:58
5 Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra– Yesterdays 2:58
6 Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra– Feeling Zero 2:59
7 Auld/Hawkins/Webster Saxtet*– Salt Peanuts 2:57
8 Auld/Hawkins/Webster Saxtet*– Uptown Lullaby 3:22
9 Auld/Hawkins/Webster Saxtet*– Pick-Up Boys 3:03
10 Auld/Hawkins/Webster Saxtet*– Porgy 3:05
11 Georgie Auld And His Orchestra– Concerto For Tenor 3:16
12 Georgie Auld And His Orchestra– Taps Miller 3:12
13 Georgie Auld And His Orchestra– I Can't Get Started 4:35
14 Georgie Auld And His Orchestra– Sweet & Lovely 3:09

Tracks 2, 3, 5: Live in New York, February 16, 1944
Tracks 1, 4, 6: Live in New York, February 22, 1944
Tracks 7 to 10: Live in New York, May 17, 1944
Tracks 11 to 14: Live in New York, May 22, 1944

Alto Saxophone – Gene Zanoni (tracks: 11 to 14), Leo Parker (tracks: 1 to 6), Leonard Lowry (tracks: 1 to 6), Musky Ruffo (tracks: 11 to 14)
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Georgie Auld (tracks: 7 to 14)
Baritone Saxophone – Budd Johnson (tracks: 1 to 6), Irv Green* (tracks: 11 to 14)
Bass – Israel Crosby (tracks: 7 to 10), Morris Rayman (tracks: 11 to 14), Oscar Pettiford (tracks: 1 to 6)
Drums – Lou Fromm (tracks: 11 to 14), Max Roach (tracks: 1 to 6), Specs Powell (tracks: 7 to 10)
Guitar – Hy White (tracks: 7 to 10)
Piano – Bill Rowland* (tracks: 7 to 10), Clyde Hart (tracks: 1 to 6), Harry Biss (tracks: 11 to 14)
Tenor Saxophone – Al Cohn (tracks: 11 to 14), Budd Johnson (tracks: 1, 4, 6), Coleman Hawkins (tracks: 1 to 10), Don Byas (tracks: 1 to 6), Irv Roth (tracks: 11 to 14), Ray Abrams (tracks: 1 to 6)
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Ben Webster (tracks: 7 to 10)
Transferred By [Disc-to-Tape Transfers] – Jack Towers (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 8, 14), Randy Kling (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 7, 9 to 13)
Trombone – Bobby Lord (tracks: 11 to 14), Jerry Dorn (tracks: 11 to 14), Rudy deLuca* (tracks: 11 to 14)
Trumpet – Charlie Shavers (tracks: 7 to 10), Dizzy Gillespie (tracks: 1 to 6), Ed Vandever* (tracks: 1 to 6), George Schwartz (tracks: 11 to 14), Howard McGhee (tracks: 11 to 14), Manny Fox (tracks: 11 to 14), Sonny Berman (tracks: 11 to 14), Vic Coulson (tracks: 1 to 6)
Vocals – Kay Little (tracks: 14)

"Hawkins was always an open-minded musician. A very advanced player even when he first emerged with Fletcher Henderson's orchestra in the '20s, by the '40s he may have been technically middle-aged but remained a young thinker. For his recording session of February 16, 1944, the great tenor invited some of the most promising younger players (including trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, bassist Oscar Pettiford, and drummer Max Roach) and the result was the very first bebop on records. During their two sessions, the large ensemble recorded six selections, including Gillespie's "Woody'n You," Hawk's "Disorder at the Border," and a new treatment of "Body and Soul" by the tenorman that he retitled "Rainbow Mist." Also on this highly recommended CD are four titles matching together the tenors of Hawkins, Ben Webster, and Georgie Auld (with trumpeter Charlie Shavers included as a bonus) and a session from Auld's big band, highlighted by Sonny Berman's trumpet solo on "Taps Miller." - AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow